Inside the Liangyi Hall, there was silence, as quiet as death.
Li Jiancheng didn't seem to have come back to his senses. Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu stood up to congratulate them. These two people had always been fair and impartial, and they had no preference between the East Palace and the Prince of Qin's Palace.
Zhongshu Ling Feng Deyi is a famous wallflower. This man is very talented in speculation and has the skill of supporting others. He smiled and asked: "The King of Huaiyang was defeated, but he was unexpectedly able to rise again and turn defeat into victory. Congratulations to Your Majesty, the clan."
Such a talented general among his disciples."
This sentence struck a chord in Li Yuan's heart. He was from the Guanlong lineage, and there were many generals in his family. Regardless of Li Shimin, there were also a large number of clan generals. This had nothing to do with Li Shimin, and was mainly due to Li Yuan's contribution.
Li Yuan smiled and took the victory document and looked at it carefully. He saw that there were only a few lines in the document, but it was concise and clear. It clearly described Li Daoxuan's reorganization in Weizhou after his defeat. He couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Who wrote the victory document?"
The messenger shook his head blankly. Li Yuan smiled and sent the person out with an order to reward him. He handed the document to Pei Ji, "Regardless of his writing style, this man's calligraphy is impressive."
Pei Ji glanced at it for a few times but nodded silently. He moved his right hand left and right for a while, then after thinking about it, he handed it back to Li Yuan... It was impossible to give it to Li Shimin. It would be a slap in the face to give it to Li Jiancheng.
Li Shimin still maintained an expressionless expression, while Pei Shiju, who was sitting at the outermost corner, looked at it carefully from the corner of his eye... He always felt that this thing seemed to be too coincidental.
By coincidence, Li Shimin suddenly made a comeback under impossible circumstances, and by coincidence, the sage had already issued an edict, and the prince was slapped hard on the face.
The atmosphere in the palace was a bit strange, but Li Yuan's face was quite happy. He had always been kind to the children of the clan. Apart from the prince, the most favored nephews were Li Yuan, Li Xiaogong and Li Daoxuan.
In particular, Li Daoxuan, whose father died young, has been at Li Yuan's knees since he was a child, and is much more sensible than the most mischievous Li Yuanji. He has made great achievements in both reading and practicing martial arts. Now that he has returned safely, he can even defeat Liu Heitai.
Li Yuan was naturally happy.
After all, he was the leader of a country. Although Li Yuan was troubled by the incompatibility between his eldest son and his second son, he was also pleased with the turn of the war in Hebei.
"Daoxuan is ancient and humble, his manners are elegant, and he is like the fifth uncle." Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin, "Unexpectedly, when he was young, he accompanied Erlang on the battlefield, but he developed a temperament that was not afraid of death. This is Erlang's fault."
The so-called fifth uncle refers to the six sons of Li Hu, Li Zhi, the king of Henan who was conferred after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the father of Li Daoxuan.
To accuse Li Shimin is to say that he fought on the battlefield and liked to take risks, which made Li Daoxuan imitate him.
Although it was a scolding, no one could tell from the tone. A smile finally appeared on Li Shimin's face, "It is indeed a child's fault, but the Prince of Huaiyang has been taught by his father to fight for the country since he was a child..."
Li Yuan laughed loudly, nodded and said: "Erlang is quite good at teasing today, is it his father's fault?"
Li Shimin shook his head repeatedly, and Li Yuan laughed and scolded at will. It was like a scene of a loving father and a filial son... Pei Ji shook his head slightly at Li Jiancheng to indicate that he should not move rashly.
The situation is now clear, Li Daoxuan turned defeat into victory, the sage embraced the King of Qin... Jumping out at this time will only bring trouble to yourself.
After a while, Li Yuan's eyes finally fell on Prince Li Jiancheng, who had been silent.
I can't help it, it's too embarrassing!
The prince had just been ordered to go on an expedition, and he had also dispatched five of the Twelve Generals. He had also sent troops to Bingzhou and Youzhou, and he had also seized the power to control the Shaanxi Province from the Prince of Qin's Palace... He had not yet left the Liangyi Palace.
Well, the battle report from Hebei came and Liu Heitai had been defeated.
Continue to let the prince go on an expedition?
This is really a bit funny. Should the Dong Palace team be allowed to travel to Shandong at public expense?
And this is a bit shameless... I'm afraid Dalang still has some shame.
Li Yuan knew very well that Tian Liuan, the general manager of Weizhou, and Qi Shanxing, the general manager of Xingzhou, both came from the Qin palace, and Li Daoxuan, the king of Huaiyang, also favored Erlang.
But leave it at that?
Da Lang's face was greatly humiliated this time. He had already been jeered by the courtiers for repeatedly delaying the dispatch of troops. Many descendants of the Shandong family made rude remarks and even sang "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation".
Finally, he was willing to send troops, deployed soldiers and generals, had no worries about food and grass, and was full of confidence... But suddenly, all the battles were over!
After this incident, Erlang's prestige may not increase much...after all, it was already high enough in the first place, but Dalang's prestige will definitely plummet.
If one thing disappears, the other will grow.
While joking with Li Shimin all the time, Li Yuan's mind was actually spinning at high speed, trying to find a way to ease the situation.
This is also the disadvantage of Li Tang's establishment of the country by using more clan members... In other dynasties, if the founding monarch encountered similar things, he would have attacked as a general long ago, so how could it become a battlefield for the princes to seize the throne.
But having said that, if Li Yuan had not led Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong, Li Shentong, Li Daozong and other clan members to fight on the battlefield, it is still unknown whether the Tang Dynasty could have unified the world now.
"Daoxuan has won a great victory. He will be rewarded heavily when he returns to the capital." Li Yuan said softly: "But now that the war has not stopped, I am afraid that Liu Heitai will resurface..."
Li Shimin below was still smiling, but he was cursing secretly in his heart... Just now he was saying that the remnants of Liu Heita were fleeing north to the grasslands, and it was rare for the Turks to pay attention to them. Now he immediately changed his rhetoric.
"Supervisor Pei?"
"Your Majesty, the King of Huaiyang is commanding the Shandong army as the Commander-in-Chief of the March in Hebei Province. Now the remnants of Liu Heitai have fled north, but most of Hebei has still fallen. We should send the King of Qi to the north to help."
As soon as Pei Ji's words came out, Li Yuan was silent, and Li Shimin suddenly turned his head and glanced slightly... Li Jiancheng's face turned a little red.
The current situation is that Li Jiancheng can no longer lead an army to conquer Liu Heita... In fact, Li Yuan will not agree, but Li Shimin may agree.
Brother, if you want to attack Liu Heita, OK, you don’t have to go south to the Hedong Road to the Shaanxi Road and then go north. Just go straight north to the grassland!
But what Pei Ji meant was to let Qi King Li Yuanji take the credit... After all, now that Qi King is attached to the East Palace, it doesn't matter how much credit is shared. The key is not to let all the credit be taken away by Qin King's lineage.
Pei Ji emphasized his tone, "Your Majesty, we have lost troops and ground in the past month. In the battle of Xiabo, the entire 30,000-strong army was wiped out. This time Wei County has won a great victory. It is not yet known whether the King of Huaiyang has the strength to take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory..."
Li Yuan nodded slightly, this is indeed a problem, the lack of troops is a fact.
Li Jiancheng's mind moved slightly. Li Daoxuan, Tian Liu'an, and Qi Shanxing defeated Liu Heitai, but Cheng Mingzhen's name was not available. This was a place that could be used, and there was a key figure...
But before Li Jiancheng could speak, Li Yuan waved his hand and said: "I originally wanted Da Lang to conquer Liu Heitai, but now in the cold winter, the war has been suspended."
This time, Li Yuan did not save too much face for Li Jiancheng. Of course, he did not want to see Li Jiancheng's crown prince crumbling.
Therefore, Li Yuan added, "We will discuss in two days how to appease Shandong after the war."
After returning to the East Palace with an ashen complexion, Li Jiancheng took a sip of tea and was scalded. He threw the teacup on the wall. He knew that his father intended to make the East Palace appease Shandong, but how could he swallow this sigh of relief?
The moment he saw the light, boundless darkness fell from the sky, making Li Jiancheng unable to see his fingers.